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The Nigerian Bar Association, Aba branch, is currently unhappy with the government due to the bad roads in their community. While expressing their unhappiness about the development, the association noted that they will take action on the issue. The NBA in a statement signed by the chairman, Bertram Faotu and its secretary, Chinedu Nwaozuzu; the association would embark on a street protest to register their displeasure about the poor state of the road. In the statement titled, ‘Resolution of the Nigerian Bar Association, Aba Branch at the monthly General Meeting held on Friday, November 12, 2021, at the Chief Eman C. Akwiwu Bar Centre, High Court, Aba; on the state of Aba roads,’ the lawyers noted that the bad roads have been a great challenge to the people of the town. “The members of NBA, Aba Branch on Friday during its general meeting debated on the dilapidated state of Aba roads in the extant and the challenges being faced by the residents of Aba as well as people visiti...

Nigerian singer David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has received over N42 million in cash transfers in under one hour after asking colleagues for N1 million naira. Fans and followers thought the multi-award-winning songwriter was joking when he posted a video on his Instagram Story calling on those he had helped in the music industry to send him a million naira. Davido said, “We rise by lifting others abi? Me I don dey rise dey lifting others for the past 100 years. So I want to know who my friends are. All of my friends one one million Naira. They said we are 30BG. If you don’t send your own. You out of here. You are gone (sic).” To show that he was not just joking the father of three posted his account number on his stories thread and posted screenshots of money sent into it. A member of the House of Representatives, representing Egbeda/Ona Ara Federal Constituency in Oyo State, Akin Alabi; businessman and socialite, Emeka Okonkwo, aka E-money, were among those who ...

The Federal Government has said the crude oil production in the country declined to an average of 1.6 million barrels per day this year on the back of theft and insecurity, among other factors. The government, through the Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, one of the two new regulators in the nation’s oil and gas industry, said this on Tuesday at the annual conference of the Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists in Lagos. The Commission Chief Executive, NUPRC, Mr Gbenga Komolafe, noted that crude oil export in the country began at 5,000bpd, culminating in 2.2 million bpd in the ‘90s, while the oil and gas reserves were 25 billion barrels and 166 trillion cubic feet respectively. He said in the 2020s, enhanced participation of independents and indigenous players began with the extension of exploration and production activities to Benin and Anambra basins. He said, “Consequently, there was an increase in reserves to about 37 billion barrels (oil and...

A report by the IDF diabetes atlas, titled, ‘Diabetes the Ever Growing Problem’ has revealed that about 6.7 million deaths recorded globally are linked to Diabetes Mellitus. This was even as experts called for the introduction of a specific tax on all sugar-sweetened beverages and not only carbonated drinks. While making a presentation at a public lecture hosted by the National Action on Sugar Reduction on Tuesday, the President, Diabetic Foot Nigeria Initiative Nigeria Representative, Mrs. Felicia Anumah, said the prevalence of diabetes in Nigeria ranged between 0.6 and 15 per cent. Anumah, who is also a Professor of Medicine and Endocrinology at the University of Abuja quoted the report, saying about 537 million adults across the world were currently living with the disease out of which 24 million emerged from Africa. She noted that despite the advanced treatment available for diabetes, the outcome was variable partly due to insufficient empowerment of persons suffering f...

A woman, Sekinat Adesanya, has been killed by hoodlums during a robbery around Moro community, close to Odokekere, in the Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State. We gathered that Sekinat was on her way to join in the preparation for a family member’s wedding ceremony around 5.30am when two hoodlums mugged her. The hoodlums were said to have used a knife to slit Sekinat’s throat and dispossessed her of her phone and other valuables. Residents, who heard Sekinat’s scream for help during a scuffle with the hoodlums, rushed to her rescue. The hoodlums, upon sighting the residents, fled on a motorcycle. Sekinat’s husband, Isa, said people met his wife in a pool of blood, adding that she died shortly after the attack. He urged the police to conduct a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding his wife’s death and bring the suspects to book.   The car programmer said, “On Saturday, we were both at home when she left around 5.06am for the house belonging to m...

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has said the Federal Government will continue to partner with the Judiciary to ensure its independence. Buhari said this at the opening ceremony of the 2021 Biennial All Nigeria Judges’ Conference held at the Andrews Otutu Obaseki Auditorium of the National Judicial Institute, Mohammed Bello Centre, Abuja on Monday. The President who is away in South Africa was represented at the event by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, who delivered his keynote address. Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande disclosed this in a statement on Monday. The statement quoted the President as saying, “As My Lords may recall, in my 2019 address to this gathering, I stressed the need for implementation of measures that will ensure speedy dispensation of justice in the country through the dual-track of removing administrative bottlenecks in the judicial process and adopting modern time-saving techn...

Socialite and businessman, Obinna Iyiegbu, aka Obi Cubana, has shut down his Abuja club, Hustle & Bustle, over the death of one of his clients. The Anambra-born club owner made this known in an Instagram post on Monday. It was gathered that the clubber died over the weekend but the circumstances of the death could not be ascertained as of press time. An Instagram statement posted simultaneously by Cubana and his club, Hustle & Bustle, read, “We are closed till further notice. This is due to the loss of our esteemed client. “We are deeply saddened by this situation and need time to heal from it. Our prayers are with the families of the lost soul. May her soul Rest In Peace. We sympathise with the family on this unbearable loss. “Kindly bear with us as we pass through this storm.” Cubana was recently detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for three days over alleged money laundering and tax fraud.   He was, however, released on administrative bai...

It appears that the famous singing Okoye brothers, Peter and Paul, have decided to put their differences aside as they are back to following each other on Instagram. With this simple gesture, it seems the twin brothers are on the part of reconciliation after they parted ways both as bandmates and business partners years ago. Although the brothers have not given a clear reason for their ‘beef’ which led to the disbandment of their group to the disappointment of their fans, some hours ago, Paul’s wife, Anita Okoye took to her Instagram page to share a video that showed Peter enjoying quality time with his twin brother’s children in the United States as they went shopping. The twins, Peter and Paul Okoye, were born on November 18, 1981, in Anambra State, Nigeria. Before they parted ways, they produced and released their albums through Square Records. In December 2011, they signed a record deal with Akon’s Konvict Muzik label. In May 2012, P-Square signed a record distribution ...

Legendary Nollywood actor, Olu Jacobs, has made a public appearance at the AFRIFF Globe Awards 2021 amid death rumours. Last month, the news made rounds on the internet that the veteran actor was dead. However, in an exclusive chat with The PUNCH, Joke Silva said her husband was hale and hearty. At the AFRIFF Globe Awards 2021, the veteran actor received the Life Time Achievement Award for his contribution to the Nigerian movie industry. Gracing the event, Jacobs was accompanied by his wife, Joke Silva, who took to her verified Instagram account to congratulate her husband. Sharing a picture of her husband with his award, Silva wrote, “Lifetime achievement award winner, sir Olu Jacobs @_olujacobs, curtesy @afriff.” Moreso, iconic thespian, Richard Mofe-Damijo took to his verified Instagram account to congratulate his senior colleague whom he fondly refers to as Uncle J. Sharing a picture of the veteran actor, RMD as he is often referred to wrote, “Congratulations my very ow...

Queen Elizabeth II has a “sprained back” and will miss Sunday’s Remembrance service — her first planned public appearance since resting on medical advice, Buckingham Palace said. The ceremony honouring fallen troops is close to the monarch’s heart and her absence will deepen concerns over her health after she stepped back on medical advice and spent a night in hospital undergoing unspecified tests at the end of last month. She then resumed “light duties”, but pulled out of a scheduled attendance at the UN climate change summit in Glasgow after being advised to rest. “The Queen, having sprained her back, has decided this morning with great regret that she will not be able to attend today’s Remembrance Sunday Service at the Cenotaph,” a palace statement said. “Her Majesty is disappointed that she will miss the service.” Her son Prince Charles will lay a wreath on her behalf, as in previous years. Charles and his son Prince William represented the family in Glasgow, making a s...

Internationally acclaimed author Wilbur Smith died at his home in South Africa on Saturday after a decades-long career in writing, his office said. He was 88. With 49 titles under his belt, Smith became a household name, his swashbuckling adventure stories taking readers from tropical islands to the jungles of Africa and even Ancient Egypt and World War II. “Global bestselling author Wilbur Smith died unexpectedly this afternoon at his Cape Town home after a morning of reading and writing with his wife Niso by his side,” said a statement released on the Wilbur Smith Books website as well as by his publishers Bonnier Books UK. “The undisputed and inimitable master of adventure writing, Wilbur Smith’s novels have gripped readers for over half a century, selling over 140 million copies worldwide in more than thirty languages.” The statements did not reveal the cause of death. His 1964 debut novel “When the Lion Feeds”, the tale of a young man growing up on a South African catt...

The Lagos State Government and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN have signed a $200,000 Unilateral Trust Fund Agreement for the development of the coconut value chain.The event took place on Friday in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Lagos State Government is contributing $150,000 while FAO is supporting with $50,000 for the project. Olusanya said at the ceremony that the project would run for the next six months, with FAO providing technical and financial assistance for the inception/value chain analysis phase of the intervention. Olusanya described the agreement signing as epoch-making. She said that the significance of the event could not be overemphasised as it underscored the commitment of the administration of Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu in restoring the pre-eminence of coconut as the foremost cash crop in the state. She noted that the commitment was evident in the prominence given to the crop in the official crest of the state, as it served as p...

Frank Lampard has withdrawn from the running to replace Daniel Farke as the next Norwich head coach. According to reports, Frank Lampard turned down the chance to manage Norwich City. Lampard is understood to have held good conversations with Norwich, who were impressed by the former Derby and Chelsea boss, but he does not feel the job is right for him at this stage of his career. The former West Ham, Chelsea and England midfielder’s removal from the process appears to leave Dean Smith as the leading candidate for the job at Carrow Road. Smith, who was sacked by Aston Villa on Sunday, was also said to have impressed Norwich during his interview on Thursday. The 50-year-old is believed to have shown an in-depth knowledge of Norwich’s squad and playing style, as well as an understanding of the culture at the club. Smith, who is currently taking time to visit his son in New York after leaving Villa, is seen by the Norwich hierarchy as a good fit for the club. He also has plent...

Another crash that occurred on Thursday night has left five people dead while three others sustained varying degrees of injuries in the accident. This is coming barely 24 hours after five people were burnt in a crash on Wednesday afternoon at Nabardo village along the Bauchi-Toro-Jos highway. In that accident, nine others sustained varying degrees of injuries in the crash which involved two vehicles belonging to Gombe and Adamawa States’ Transport Companies as they had a head-on collision. The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps, Bauchi State, Yusuf Abdullahi, who confirmed the latest incident to our correspondent, said that the crash occurred at Gubi village, along the Bauchi-Kano highway. He said that the crash involved a vehicle and a tricycle. He added that 18 male adults were involved in the incident. He said, “There was a fatal crash on Thursday, November 11, 2021, at 7:42 pm, at Gubi village, along Bauchi-Kano road. The crash involved a Volkswagen Sharon comm...

Former US president Donald Trump defended his supporters who during the January 6 Capitol riot threatened to hang then-vice president Mike Pence, Axios reported on Friday.  The comments were made in an interview with Trump in Mar-a-Lago back in March by Jonathan Karl for his new book, Betrayal, which is slated for release next week. In the interview, an excerpt of which was shared with Axios, Karl asked if Trump was worried about Pence.  The former president said no, saying he "thought he was well protected" and "in good shape." Regarding the chants to hang Pence, Trump justified it by saying "well, the people were very angry." When Karl continued by saying "They were saying 'hang Mike Pence,'" Trump replied that "it's common sense." "It's common sense that you're supposed to protect," Trump continued, according to Axios.   "How can you — if you know a vote is fraudulent, right? — how can y...

  Super Eagles head coach, Gernot Rohr, has kicked against the proposition by former Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger that the World Cup tournament should hold every two years. Wenger, head of global development for world governing body FIFA, had suggested overhauling the international match calendar from 2024 to have fewer international breaks and more meaningful matches. The proposition has been opposed by several national team coaches like Didier Deschamps, Roberto Martinez, Dragan Stojković among others. Rohr has also joined the list of national team coaches who disagreed with the Frenchman. “I think it is very difficult to make the World Cup every two years because you don’t have the time,” the Franco-German tactician said in an interview with Elegbete TV. “The dates are already so fixed that you don’t have any time to do other qualifiers or other tournaments or playoffs. We only have 365 days in a year and we cannot play every day. “But it is good that the next World C...

Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) added a warning label on Tuesday to an anime video shared by U.S. Republican lawmaker Paul Gosar, depicting him swinging swords at President Joe Biden and killing Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Twitter said the video violated its "hateful conduct" policy and restricted engagement with the tweet, blocking the ability to like, reply or retweet it. However, the social media giant said in a notification attached above the tweet that it had determined "it may be in the public's interest for the Tweet to remain accessible." "As is standard with this notice, engagements with the Tweet will be limited," Twitter said in an email. A representative for Gosar did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment. The 90-second video shared by Gosar on Sunday appears to be an altered version of a Japanese animated series and is interspersed with real-life footage of U.S. Border Patrol officers rounding ...

The Gombe and Bauchi States Boundary Committees have reached resolution to ensure boundaries between the two states are demarcated amicably to maintain the long term existing relationships. The agreement was reached at a meeting convened in Abuja at the instance of the National Boundary Commission, the umpire presiding over boundary definitions, delineation and demarcation. According to a press statement by Jack Tasha, Senior Special Assistant to the Gombe Deputy Governor, Manassah Jatau, the committees expressed the readiness to continue with the demarcation exercise. Jatau urged the committees to identify the issues that led to the suspension of the pillar emplacement exercise. He also called for honesty in their decision as the meeting is crucial because the decision would impact positively or negatively on the citizens along the disputed areas. While questioning the reason for the demarcation of Ganjuwa, Jatau noted that it should be pending. Jatau said, “Based on the s...

The dress singer Amy Winehouse wore for her final performance sold Sunday for $243,200, 16 times its estimated value, as part of a trove of memorabilia from the late diva’s life auctioned in California. Winehouse wore the green and black bamboo print dress at a concert in Belgrade in 2011. A month later, on July 23, she died from acute alcohol poisoning. She was 27. Her death was the culmination of a lengthy — and often very public — struggle with alcohol and drugs. The dress was the highlight of an 800-item collection of personal effects, ranging from bras and DVDs to books and make-up that were sold by Winehouse’s parents, Mitch and Janis. The entire collection brought in $4 million, twice the original forecast, according to auction house Julien’s, which managed the sale that ran from Saturday to Sunday. “Of course, there are fans and museums and collectors all over the world that will want to own some of these items, care for them, show them at museums, keep her legacy a...

Gunmen suspected to be bandits have attacked Rijiya Village in Gusau Local Government Area of Zamfara State during which they killed six people and abducted several others. A resident of the village, Musa Sani, who fled to Gusau town told The PUNCH that the bandits who were on motorcycles came to the village around 1.30 in the afternoon on Sunday and began to shoot at people. He maintained that he was in the other part of the village when he heard gunshots and screaming of the villagers who were shouting for help. This made him run to the bush for safety. “I was in the other part of the village when I heard gunshots and the screaming of the villagers. “I quickly ran to a nearby farm where I hid until the bandits left the village. “When they left the village, we discovered that they had shot and killed six people and wounded several others. “They also abducted many women and children whose number is yet to be known. “I decided to leave the village and come to Gusau for fear ...

Travellers excited at the prospect of seeing family and friends in the United States for the first time since the pandemic started took off early on Monday from London, Paris and other cities following the lifting of U.S. travel restrictions. The extraordinary U.S. travel restrictions, first imposed in early 2020, had barred access to non-U.S. citizens travelling from 33 countries - including China, India and much of Europe - and had also restricted overland entry from Mexico and Canada. From Monday, travellers who can show official proof of vaccination against COVID-19 and have had a recent, negative viral test can again fly to the United States. "Really, really exciting. I mean, I was meant to go just before COVID happened, and obviously it's been delayed this long, so it's really exciting to finally be able to go," Alice Keane, travelling to Miami to see her sister, said at London's Heathrow airport. The unprecedented travel ban, first imposed by th...

The European Union has called for applications for next year’s Erasmus+ scholarship programme in line with its commitment to expanding opportunities for quality higher education for young Nigerians even as it stated that youths remain the key to Nigeria’s development. The EU said it is building partnerships between young Africans and their European counterparts because young people will remain critical in addressing current global challenges, including the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals and making the world a better place. At the National Youth Conference organised by the Federal Ministry of Youths and Sports in Abuja, the EU Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jutta Urpilainen, said youths are not only the future, but also constitute the largest generation of young people in history. Urpilainen said she had mandated EU Delegations across Africa to establish a Youth Sounding Board to ensure youths are mainstreamed into their decision-making process...

- The Taliban appointed 44 of its members to key roles including provincial governors and police chiefs on Sunday, a key step in shoring up its governance as the country grapples with growing security and economic problems. It is first large-scale round of appointments announced since the cabinet was formed in September. The Taliban released the list of its members' new roles, including Qari Baryal to serve as governor of Kabul and Wali Jan Hamza as the city's police chief. The previous commander in charge of Kabul's security, Mawlawi Hamdullah Mukhlis, was killed this month in an attack on Afghanistan's largest military hospital in downtown Kabul. The Taliban took over the country on Aug. 15 but have faced an uphill battle in their promise to restore order and security after decades of war. Islamic State have carried out a spate of attacks around the country, while the economy has been plunged into crisis. There have been international calls for the group t...

A Chelsea fan who posted anti-Semitic and racist tweets aimed at fans of rival club Tottenham — including photos of Auschwitz and a man doing a Nazi salute — was on Friday jailed for eight weeks. Nathan Blagg, 21, who told police the tweets were “banter between mates”, pleaded guilty to seven counts of sending offensive messages. District Judge Michael Hamilton told Blagg only immediate custody would be a suitable punishment for the “abhorrent and grossly offensive” tweets. “Quite frankly, the content of these messages was despicable,” he said. “References to the Holocaust and other matters cannot on any view ever be categorised as banter.” Prosecutor David Roberts said the tweets about the Tottenham side were more offensive in the context of “a history of association with the Jewish.  Auschwitz on Twitter with the message: “Spurs are on their way to Auschwitz”, Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard. Another post featured a fake image of former health secretary Matt Hancock holding ...

Hundreds of protesters demonstrated in Washington on Thursday to demand an end to what they called a “genocide” in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, a year after the country’s government launched an offensive there that sparked a devastating conflict. The protesters, drawn from the Ethiopian diaspora in the United States — many with family members in Tigray — marched behind a banner denouncing “365 days of genocide in Tigray.” Placards carried by protesters were emblazoned with messages including, “Stop bombing Tigray,” “Allow access to Tigray,” “Using starvation as a weapon of war is a violation of international law” and “Our ethnicity is not a crime.” “We’re here from all over North America,” said Zuher Ibrahim, who lives in New York and was part of the march organizing committee. “Tigrayans are being subjected to mass arrests in the capital of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, and the famine continues to loom over the people of Tigray, and West Tigray is under a complete lockout,” she told...

A woman from the western German city of Solingen on Thursday received a life sentence of 15 years after being found guilty of murdering five out of her six children. The children were aged between one and eight years. The court sitting in the city of Wuppertal found no extenuating circumstances, this virtually rules out the release for the woman, who is 28, after she has served the normal life term of 15 years, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. The woman’s eldest son survived her actions. During the trial, the prosecution alleged that she had first sedated the children and then drowned or suffocated them one at a time. The investigating officers believe that seeing a photo of her husband with a new partner was the incident that motivated the crime, which shocked Germany. She then messaged him that he would not see the children again. The children’s bodies were discovered in their beds on September 3, 2020. Read more The woman insisted that an intruder had broken into her ...

Between January and September 2021, Nigeria lost N898.93bn to crude oil losses and repairs of vandalised pipelines, among others, documents obtained from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited showed. Also, it was gathered that the oil firm deducted a total of N1.78tn from its remittances to the Federation Account Allocation Committee during the 10-month period. Data from 10 various NNPC reports indicated that the reasons for the repeated product losses and its attendant value shortfall include sabotage on oil installations and pipelines, community interference, production shutdown, etc. The October 2021 report of the oil firm to FAAC, for instance, stated that Seplat (Jisike) terminal suspended crude oil production due to sabotage on it Izombe-Ebocha line. The report further showed that the shutdown dragged on from July 21 to August 8, 2021 and led to the halt in the production of thousands of barrels of crude. Similarly, in the NNPC’s September 2021 presentation ...